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Several of the free-range egg producers here use chicken houses that are wagons, and a giant netted tent-like pen they attach to it, and move it around every week. The one nearest me has the chickens...

Our neighbor has a guard donkey for some sheep. It's been with them for a few years, as far as I know, with no problems. But this spring it killed two lambs! The other neighbor saw it happen! I don't...

Well, if his head/neck/or shoulder is moving towards you (while the hind moves away) you can fix that - it is right in front of you. If you are watchful you might see his head begins to turn towards...

We do a lot of road riding. Very rural quiet roads, but every now and then we get some whizzing 10-speed bikes, a couple of Harley riders out to see the scenery, or some big-a$$ farm implements that...

Just to clarify - the vet didn't say it was dirt or dry conditions, that was me and the BO having a guess-work conversation wondering what it could be. That was the only factor we could think of that...

We aren't really sure why but my older mare choked the other night. There's been no change in her feed or routine in over a year and she's never in the 8-10 years I've owned her had any food-related...

Think of all the other loud noises your horse might hear, that don't carry any connotations of danger to humans - for example hammering and other construction/building noises, the neighbor splitting...

Is she okay being groomed/rubbed on her back, belly and girth area? If that also makes her flinch or tense, maybe just spend more time on general handling - she may have had rushed training the first...